Carol Arthur

Carol Arthur (born August 4, 1935) is a retired American actress, mainly recognizable as playing supporting roles in films produced by Mel Brooks.

Carol Arthur
Born
Carol Arata

(1935-08-04) August 4, 1935
OccupationActress
Years active1971–2004
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1965; died 2009)
ChildrenPeter DeLuise
Michael DeLuise
David DeLuise

Early life and career

Arthur was born Carol Arata in Hackensack, New Jersey, the daughter of Mildred (née Foehl) and Peter Arata, a police officer.[1]

She is probably best remembered as the outspoken town school teacher Harriett Johnson ("You are the leading asshole in the state!") in Brooks' Blazing Saddles. She has also guest-starred in many television shows from the mid-1970s to the mid-2000s, including The Dom DeLuise Show, Emergency!, Sanford and Son, Rhoda, Alice, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, St. Elsewhere and 7th Heaven. During the late-1970s and early-1980s, Arthur appeared as "Safety Sadie", the spokeswoman for the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in several television and radio public service announcements.

Personal life

Arthur met her husband Dom DeLuise in 1964 while working in various stage theaters in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The couple were married from 1965[2] until DeLuise's death in 2009. Together they had three sons, all of whom have become actors: Peter, Michael, and David DeLuise.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1971Making ItMrs. Warren
1974Blazing SaddlesHarriett Johnson
1974Our TimeGym Teacher
1975The Sunshine BoysDoris Green
1976Silent Moviethe "incredibly pregnant" woman
1977The World's Greatest Loverwoman in record store
1979Hot StuffErnie's wife
1981The Brady Girls Get MarriedMrs. LoganTV movie
1989The Princess and the Dwarf
1993Robin Hood: Men in TightsComplaining Villager
1995Dracula: Dead and Loving Itvillager
1997The Good Bad GuyLiza
1998The GodsonMama Calzone
1999Boys Will Be BoysBlancheTV movie
2000IntrepidMarcia Lowell
2002It's All About YouProducer
2003Between the SheetsGabby
20047th HeavenGertrude FleamingEpisode: "Two Weddings, an Engagement and a Funeral"
(final appearance)
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References

  1. O'Donnell, M. (1984). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. 1. Gale. ISSN 0749-064X. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  2. McLellan, Dennis (May 6, 2009). "Dom DeLuise dies at 75; actor was a 'naturally funny man'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 18, 2011.
  3. Grimes, William (May 5, 2009). "Dom DeLuise, Comic Actor, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
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